Cycling

Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt's cycling section of the club originally began in 1924 under L'Association Cycliste de Boulogne-Billancourt. The cycling section of the club is celebrated as the club's most influential section and is touted as one of the best in France and in the world as the club regularly trains riders from various countries such as England, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, Scotland, and Estonia. The section has produced numerous cycling champions, which include Pierre Adam, André Darrigade, Jean Stablinski, Bernard Thévenet, Stephen Roche, to name a few. One of the most notable cyclists that emerged from the club was Jacques Anquetil who became the first cyclist in the history of the sport to win the Tour de France five times. Anquetil also won two Giro d'Italia, one Vuelta a España, and captured two medals in Olympic competition.

Prior to 1975 the club limited the number of foreign riders who could join.^[2] However, in 1975, the club changed their policy and started their very own Foreign Legion, which was composed of international cyclists.^[3] The club provided the new riders with bikes, clothes, and accommodation and expenses leaving the rider with the job of training and winning races.^[3] Notable international cyclists that started with the club include Stephen Roche, Phil Anderson, Robert Millar, Paul Kimmage, Sean Yates, Allan Peiper, Seamus Elliott, Jacques Boyer, Graham Jones, Jaan Kirsipuu, John Herety, Matthew Stephens (cyclist) and Paul Sherwen .^[3]

Association football

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AC Boulogne-Billancourt

Full name	Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt
Nickname(s)	ACBB
Founded	1943; 81 years ago (1943)
Stadium	Stade Alphonse Le Gallo Stade Marcel Bec Parc sportif du Pré Saint-Jean
Capacity	Le Gallo: 3,000 (500 seated)
Manager	Quentin Thoreau
League	Régional 2, Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France, Group D
2022–23	Régional 2, Paris-Île-de-France, Group D, 9th of 12th[4]
Website	Club website
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AC Boulogne-Billancourt also have an amateur football club based at Boulogne-Billancourt. They played in many grounds but the first squad played at Stade Alphonse Le Gallo, managed by Quentin Thoreau and competes in the Régional 2, the seventh level of French football league system.^[5]

Seniors squad

As of October 29, 2023^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Adem Boussif — GK  FRA Florent Maillard —  FRA Yassine Badri —  FRA Yacine Berroua —  FRA Aurélien Bertin —  FRA Ousmane Coulibaly —  FRA Alhouseni Diaby —  FRA Hamadi Diakhaté —  FRA Cheikne Diop —  FRA Abdoul Doumbia —  FRA Guillaume Ebongue —  FRA Elyes Guenni —  FRA Oumar Kané —  FRA Mathis Kissanga —  FRA Mykael Latournald —  FRA Jeffrey Manzongani —  FRA Dan Maurizi

No. Pos. Nation Player —  FRA Elie Moke —  FRA Elie Muendakani —  FRA Ngom Moustapha —  FRA Joel Mpika —  FRA Niels Nguessan —  FRA Abraham Nguitoukoulou —  FRA Uche Osazuwa —  FRA Jason Rabout —  FRA Soufian Redissi —  FRA Charles Ricard —  FRA Gueassahon Sea —  FRA Emile Sireau —  FRA Wilfried Tagbo —  FRA Amadou Tiombane —  FRA Sounkalo Traoré —  FRA Oumar Wane —  FRA Wael Zehhar —  FRA Yanis Zighem

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Other sports

Other primary sports Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt are relatively strong at are notably judo, kayaking, figure skating, swimming, rugby, and association football.

In judo, the club has produced gold medalists in Cécile Nowak and Catherine Fleury, who both won golds in their respective weight classes at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Nowak had previously been a World champion after winning gold at the 1991 World Judo Championships. Pascal Tayot won a silver medal in his weight class, also at the 1992 Olympics, and later won gold the following year at the 1993 Mediterranean Games. Larbi Benboudaoud was the last medalist in the club's judo section after winning the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

In kayaking, the club is notable for having produced World champion Bernard Brégeon who won a gold medal at the 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in the K-2 10000 metres event. Brégeon later earned bronze and silver at the 1985 and 1986 events, respectively. The club achieved success at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles when Brégeon obtained the silver medal following his performance in the K-2 1000 metres. Brégeon also won the bronze in the K-2 500 metres event. Also at the Olympics, Didier Vavasseur captured the bronze medal in the K-4 1000 metres event.

In swimming, the club hasn't produced many medals, but have sent the likes of David Holderbach, Lionel Poirot, and Frédéric Lefèvre to various Olympic Games ranging from the 1988 Games to 1996. One of the club's notable swimmers was Yann de Frabique, who, though didn't perform well on the Olympic stage, won eight medals in three Summer Universiade Games.

In figure skating, Alain Calmat is one of the more notable skaters who originated from the club. Calmat won over 25 medals, which includes five golds at the French Figure Skating Championships, three golds at the European Figure Skating Championships, and one gold at the World Figure Skating Championship. Calmat also won a silver medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics, held in Innsbruck, Austria. Other notable skaters that began their careers at the club include Alain Giletti, an early rival of Calmat, who won over 20 medals, 16 of them gold, Patrick Péra, who succeeded Calmat and Giletti, who won two bronze medals, one each at the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1972 Games, and Surya Bonaly, who won over 20 medals while active.

In team sports, Boulogne-Billancourt is hardly relevant, excluding the ice hockey team, which has won the Ligue Magnus three times and has also won the prestigious Spengler Cup on three occasions. In rugby, the team is currently playing in Fédérale 2, the fourth division of French rugby. Notable players who have played rugby with the team include Nick Mallett, who currently manages the Italy rugby union national team, Michel Tachdjian, and Abdelatif Benazzi.

In football, the club has struggled with regards to senior football, but has performed well in youth often reaching the final rounds of the Coupe Gambardella. The club unofficially serves as a feeder club to Paris Saint-Germain who often recruit young players from the club. Currently, 16-year-olds Jason Bli and Ilan Boccara are highly sought-after recruits who currently play for Paris Saint-Germain after joining the club from Boulogne-Billancourt. It can also be described the other way around as youth players who are often rejected by Paris Saint-Germain often are recruited by Boulogne-Billancourt. Boulogne-Billancourt regularly send their players to the prestigious Clairefontaine academy.

Notable players that started their careers at the club include Hatem Ben Arfa, who is a French international and currently plays for Paris Saint Germain, Issiar Dia, who is a Senegalese international, Barkley Miguel Panzo who plays for the Angola National team, Loïc Damour, Tripy Makonda, and Ishak Belfodil, who play professionally for Strasbourg, PSG, and Olympique Lyonnais, respectively.